二零一六年十月。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiUIu87LcG
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汗水。躁動。螢幕的螢光。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XkgS8DXTL
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灣仔的空氣像是一塊被擰不乾的濕抹布，悶熱得讓人想把皮膚也一併撕下來。那種熱不是乾爽的烈日，而是夾雜著修路地盤的柏油味、茶餐廳排氣扇噴出的油煙，以及幾百萬人集體焦慮而蒸發出的體味。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtKIkwR2UJ
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《爆點》辦公室裡，冷氣機發出垂死的嘶吼。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB89wMA4Zc
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倫誕坐在那張快要散架的轉椅上，眼珠子被螢幕上的紅線映得發亮。那條紅線代表的是流量，是點擊率，是這個時代最直接的腎上腺素。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNnL1a3xKQ
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「爆喇。真係爆喇。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlAitK4Iuk
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倫誕自言自語，嘴角掛著一絲神經質的微笑。他發出去的那段影片，標題叫〈末代武林英雄的末路：從救世主到斷臂瘋徒〉。這一次，他難得地展現出了某種「媒體人的操守」——他沒有剪接，沒有加工，甚至沒有把焦點對準黃信陵那一記狠辣的斷骨手。他把從豪哥發瘋、警員被打退、到阿珊被撞倒，最後到阿信出手制服的全程，原汁原味地放了上去。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCEBqE13N6
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網民的反應比想像中更癲狂。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0T1HMCBcW
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【原本以為豪哥係英雄，原來係老千加瘋狗。】50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMd9ds8KGO
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【個執達主任好型，嗰下真係正當防衛。】50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxbct6ESFD
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【記者珊姐好慘，個左手好似甩咗位。】50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2LSbQ0E6T
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【豪哥呢種人真係影衰武林，支持執達組依法辦事。】50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FuqZ0QVFh
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輿論風向奇蹟般地倒向了阿信。原本可能引發公關災難的「暴力執法」，在豪哥那種歇斯底里的瘋狂對比下，反而成了「專業制服」的典範。阿信的名字沒有在網上流傳，大眾只認得那套沈悶的西裝背影。他成功地隱入了塵煙，繼續當他那個無名、冰冷、按程序辦事的齒輪。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAU3kuv4WK
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然而，在春園街的天台屋，空氣卻遠比網上輿論更壓抑。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgLtOSrCsh
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跌打酒的味道。那種濃烈的、帶著苦澀辛辣氣息的藥味，成了這間小屋子最近的主調。藍穎珊坐在客廳那張破舊的沙發上，左手用一條三角巾掛在胸前。脫臼復位後的肩膀依然隱隱作痛，那種痛楚是沈悶而持久的，像是有根針沒入骨縫。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhikjtI5Wy
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那一晚在浴室裡的蒸汽、激吻與崩潰，像是一場集體幻覺。之後的幾天，阿信依舊早出晚歸。他沒有提起那個吻，甚至沒有多看阿珊一眼。他照樣睡在沙發上，照樣在清晨五點起床練拳，照樣在臨走前留下一份報紙。但他避開了阿珊的所有視線。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OYA3dXmQu
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他在逃避。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSYDuvn6w0
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阿珊知道他在逃避，但他逃得理直氣壯，逃得像個程序錯誤後自動重啟的系統。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaVLntMVP3
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「藍穎珊，妳坐喺度發夢，隻龜會唔會自己識得換水？」一個尖銳、刻薄、帶著典型柴灣興華邨市井氣息的聲音，打斷了阿珊的沉思。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo3bHqeNie
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黃額娘，也就是阿信的母親。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQRqUKOcV4
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自從阿珊受傷的消息不知怎地傳到興華邨後，這位被鄰里戲稱為「黃額娘」的老太太，每天都會跨越半個香港，從柴灣坐車來到灣仔。她手裡永遠拎著一壺用保溫瓶裝著、足以讓年輕人喝到反胃的苦澀涼茶，或者是一大袋標榜「補骨」的豬大骨。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB7W1dzjrK
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她進門的第一件事，就是用那種像是在看待違章建築的眼神，掃視一遍這間天台屋。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMPcJCcjwT
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「嫲嫲，珊姨姨手痛呀，妳唔好鬧佢啦。」澄澄抱著書包，躲在阿珊身後，探出半個腦袋，替阿珊求情。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRziM6tHdi
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「手痛？手痛係因為佢唔知死。」黃額娘把手裡的環保袋重重地放在那張搖搖欲墜的餐桌上，發出砰的一聲。「去做記者，做得好哋哋唔去做財經、唔去做時尚，要去影人哋收樓？佢係咪覺得自己條命好硬？妳知唔知阿信為咗佢嗰單『意外』，寫咗幾多張報告？佢仲要錄口供呀，藍穎珊。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ0P9gbnMe
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阿珊垂下頭。她知道這間屋內的空氣改變了。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lHrCACpq4
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黃額娘是個極其敏銳的女人。她在那天晚上推門進來接澄澄時，只憑著阿信那個比平時更僵硬的脊梁，以及阿珊那件明顯不合身、卻洗得太乾淨的白襯衫，就嗅到了那種屬於男歡女愛的餘燼味。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RoUrhAQQL
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那種味道讓她火大。不是因為她不喜歡阿珊，而是因為她太了解自己的兒子。她知道阿信正在玩一場危險的心理博弈，而在她眼裡，藍穎珊就是那個隨時會讓阿信傾家蕩產的莊家。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesvIGtfOQl
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「阿信返工好辛苦，佢呢幾日連食飯都無時間。」黃額娘一邊熟練地打開廚房那個油膩的抽油煙機，一邊頭也不回地數落著。「妳呢？妳除咗坐喺度，仲識得做咩？藍穎珊，我同妳講過好多次，呢間屋唔係畀妳嚟度假嘅。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIhXzkQPNj
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「對唔住，伯母。」阿珊低聲說。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfBAb8zIgJ
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「叫我嫲嫲得喇，澄澄喺度。」黃額娘冷哼一聲，手裡的菜刀在砧板上剁得震天響。「妳哋呢啲後生女，成日以為有真相就大晒。真相可以拎嚟開飯咩？真相可以幫澄澄交學費咩？妳睇下妳自己，受咗傷，工又開唔到，藥費仲要阿信幫妳墊住。妳話妳……」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwpxy1kuN3
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「嫲嫲！珊姨姨好叻㗎！網上啲人都讚佢呀！」澄澄大聲反駁。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ6z3DeCBP
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「叻？叻到要人救？」黃額娘轉過身，那雙遺傳給阿信的銳利小眼睛瞪了澄澄一眼。「妳都係呀，慳啲啦！日日掛住玩，妳珊姨姨教壞妳呀？快啲去寫功課！」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFHS2dLGLV
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澄澄吐了吐舌頭，拉著阿珊走進了那間狹窄的小房間。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYfn5jP0yI
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房門關上的一刻，阿珊靠在門板上，重重地吐了一口氣。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjLbqF9Gfb
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「珊姨姨，妳唔好理嫲嫲啦。佢係咁㗎，佢話我爸B嘅時候仲難聽呀。」澄澄拍了拍阿珊完好的那隻手，語氣老成得像個小大人。「佢話我爸B係『死木頭』，話佢『生舊叉燒好過生佢』。其實佢係驚妳受苦。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeJ4Fc2YVo
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阿珊苦笑。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9RW6UaOMo
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驚我受苦？定係驚我連累佢個仔？在這間屋子裡，她感覺自己像是一個寄居蟹，雖然找到了殼，但那個殼的主人卻隨時想把她抖出來。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ik8UormwJ
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黃額娘的毒舌在廚房裡持續發射，伴隨著炒菜的香氣和濃煙。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccg8JJ0ree
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「藍穎珊，出嚟食飯！仲要我請妳呀？」那一晚的晚餐，氣氛尷尬得讓人窒息。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygAlBcoNLW
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阿信回來了，帶著一身屬於公務員那種疲憊的汗臭。他坐在餐桌旁，低頭扒飯。黃額娘坐在中間，像個最高法院的大法官。阿珊用右手艱難地握著筷子，試圖夾起一塊滑溜溜的豬骨。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZtXUusNfA
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「阿信，我同你講，樓下間涼茶舖轉咗手，啲嘢難飲到死。你之後唔好再去買。」黃額娘夾了一塊肉放進阿信碗裡，語氣雖然刻薄，但動作卻溫柔。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBVCmoWMWe
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「嗯。」阿信應了一聲。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNf0PXE5BHo
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「仲有呀，藍穎珊，妳隻手好返之後，諗下自己嘅前途。唔通成世做呢啲『爆點』？聽講嗰個倫生，連勞保都唔幫妳哋買齊？」黃額娘的矛頭再次轉向阿珊。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOwSYxE57i
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「我……我會諗。」阿珊低頭看著碗裡的飯。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsaV88gcrt
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「諗？諗都要錢㗎。」黃額娘放下筷子，眼神直勾勾地盯著阿珊。「阿信份糧，要供樓、要養澄澄、仲要養埋我呢個老太婆。你哋……慳啲啦。」阿信拿著筷子的手頓了頓，他終於抬起頭，看了母親一眼。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTXWsiEYUE
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「阿媽，食飯就食飯。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyz0cvTlOT
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「我講錯咩呀？我係為你哋好。」黃額娘火氣上來了，「你睇下依家呢間屋，亂七八糟，多咗個人，多咗幾多開支？藍穎珊，妳唔好以為我唔知，妳之前欠落嗰啲債，係咪仲未清晒？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOzHU2MIte
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阿珊的臉色瞬間變得慘白。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iqM0P8wDP
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那些債，像是纏繞在她腳踝上的毒蛇。雖然阿信幫她還了一部分，但剩下的那些，依然在每個月的出糧日準時吞噬她的戶口。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Q3u5xvhPN
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餐桌陷入了死一般的沈默。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssqrahj1ru
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阿信沒有反駁，他只是低頭繼續吃飯。那種默契的沈默，對阿珊來說，比黃額娘的辱罵更讓她心碎。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPSkWcFpmf
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隔天清晨。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Q3xBmG3qf
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黃額娘已經回了柴灣。阿信也已經出門去收另一棟位於大角咀的舊樓。阿珊站在客廳裡，看著那張被整理得一塵不染的沙發。她拿起手機，顫抖著手打開了網上銀行的 App。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyy1ltgGPt
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阿珊感覺到一陣暈眩。這個月的薪水，在支付了醫院的復位費用、倫誕剋扣的所謂「器材損耗費」，以及那些該死的利息後，只剩下了這十四塊五毛。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppZBfZw3bq
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她翻開錢包。一張十塊錢的紙幣，兩枚兩塊錢硬幣，一枚五毫子。加起來，連二十塊都不到。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61miTTrACU
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「珊姨姨，我換好校服喇！」澄澄從房間裡衝出來，背著印有海豚圖案的書包，臉上掛著天真爛漫的笑容。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZSVT7ocl8
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「今日我哋可唔可以去樓下嗰間茶餐廳食早餐呀？我想食嗰個火腿通粉。」阿珊的手緊緊攥著那個空癟的錢包。火腿通粉早餐，一份要二十八塊。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXQKfxFg5e
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她連一份早餐的錢都沒有。二零一六年十月。這場發生在天台上的「家事」，遠比那場斷骨的搏鬥更讓阿珊感到絕望。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHVjUvvrX7
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她看著澄澄期待的眼神，再看著這間充滿了阿信生活痕跡的小屋。在這裡，她不僅僅是個受傷的記者，她是個連家用都交不出、連孩子早餐都買不起的廢物。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEQf7ihl69
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慳啲啦。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8m3AcaYNUo
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黃額娘的話，像是一記記耳光，在寂靜的早晨裡反覆迴盪。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApPxDSBCFm
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「珊姨姨？」澄澄察覺到阿珊的異樣，拉了拉她的衣角，「妳係咪手痛呀？唔緊要呀，我哋喺屋企食杯麵都得㗎。」阿珊低下頭，眼眶熱得發燙。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy1tGhTu8C
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她想起那天晚上在浴室裡，她問阿信：「你就唔可以好好哋咁面對我？」現在她發現，最無法面對現實的人，其實是她自己。她看著那隻在玻璃缸裡緩慢爬行的烏龜。生活就像這隻龜，爬得再慢，也要吃東西，也要換水，也要面對那種名為「家用」的殘酷重力。她拿起那枚掉在地上的五毫硬幣，手心被磨得發紅。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVBoeL5HHK
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「澄澄……珊姨姨今日……想食屋企嘅麥片，好唔好？」澄澄雖然有些失望，但還是乖巧地點了點頭。「好呀，麥片都好食。我幫妳拎個碗！」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTxfd5ypg6
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阿珊看著孩子跑進廚房的背影，眼淚終於砸在了那個只剩十四塊五毛的銀包上。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfO2tFZzUB
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這就是二零一六年的香港。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e3Eshg7rk
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無論妳在網路上多麼英雄，無論妳的點擊率有多高，當妳回到那層幾百呎的天台屋，妳依然要為了一份二十八塊的火腿通粉而感到人格崩潰。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3w5UhRPvoJ
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這不是預期中的英雄落幕。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOjf4hNeOI
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這是預期之外的、關於生活最真實的凌遲。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc88Q980EJX
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阿信躲在「程序」後面逃避，阿珊躲在「真相」後面逃避，但黃額娘不准他們逃。她一進門就聞到了空氣中那股「男歡女愛的餘燼味」。這種中式家庭長輩的直覺，往往比任何執達主任的判決書更準確且殘酷。阿珊最慘的不是被打斷手，而是連請澄澄吃一碗火腿通粉的錢都沒有，這種經濟上的無能感，是港式硬派敘事中最痛的一環。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7inO5ZaRJ
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